Steaming crab legs is one of the best methods of preparing crab legs, as crab legs that we get are often precooked and then frozen. Now let’s learn how to steam crab legs.
Many people will not believe, if I tell them, that steaming crab legs is simple and as a matter of fact, it can be cooked within a few minutes. The meat in crab legs is white in color, whereas the meat in the shell is rich and brown in color. Crab leg meat is extremely flavorsome, tender and succulent once it is cooked. In Europe, spider crab meat is very popular, due to its sweet flavored succulent meat, while on the other hand in the US and Canada, Alaskan king crab is popular for the length of their legs and the amount of meat contained in them.
Crab legs are normally cooked on board the fishing boats as soon as they are caught and then flash frozen immediately. This process of freezing the crab legs, ensure that people are able to savor fresh and flavorsome meat. Before you start the process of steaming, it is necessary to defrost crab legs. To defrost crab legs, you will have to place them in the refrigerator for approximately 8 hours.
There are a number of ways, you can steam crab legs. You can steam crab legs in the steamer, in the oven or also without the steamer. We will first see, how to make steamed crab legs at home.
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After you have steamed the crab legs, you can season them, with the seasoning of your choice. If you are going to use melted butter, you can add minced garlic to the butter for the extra flavor.
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